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Light Intensity physical activity and sedentary behavior in relation to body mass index and grip strength in older adults: cross-sectional findings from the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study [PDF]

, 2015
Identifying modifiable determinants of fat mass and muscle strength in older adults is important given their impact on physical functioning and health.
Cooper, R, Glynn, Nancy W, Todd Manini, Nancy W Glynn, Rachel Cooper, Marco Pahor, Group, LIFE Study, Walter T Ambrosius, Fielding, R, King, AC, Ambrosius, Walter T, David Bann, Pahor, M, David Bann (688911), Abby C. King (407214), Todd Manini (688913), Mary M. McDermott (688915), Nancy W. Glynn (688916), Timothy Church, Bann, David, Glynn, NW, Bann, D, Gill, T, Gill, Thomas, Cooper, Rachel, Roger Fielding, LIFE Study Group, Walter T. Ambrosius (579783), Anda Botoseneanu, Don Hire, King, Abby C, Thomas M Gill, Botoseneanu, A, Thomas Gill (688918), Pahor, Marco, McDermott, MM, McDermott, Mary M, Gill, TM, Hire, D, Manini, Todd, Don Hire (688912), Ambrosius, WT, Mary M McDermott, Botoseneanu, Anda, Anda Botoseneanu (688914), Hire, Don, Abby C King, Fielding, Roger, Church, Timothy, , LIFE Study Group, Manini, T, Roger Fielding (688917), Timothy Church (501433), Marco Pahor (331192), Church, T, Rachel Cooper (188902)   +55 more
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Prediction of Jamar Grip Strength Value Using Modified Aneroid Spyhgmomanometer Cuff Method

International Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2017
Objective: To examine the prediction of Jamar grip strength value by using aneroid sphygmomanometer cuff method in adults. Methods: This study involved 120 subjects, aged 20–59 years old.
Lusia Pujianita, Tertianto Prabowo, Marietta Shanti Prananta   +2 more
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Comparison between grip strength and grip strength divided by body weight in their relationship with metabolic syndrome and quality of life in the elderly.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Strength measures should be normalized by body mass; however, the definition of sarcopenia includes only simple grip strength. Thus, we compared the relationship of grip strength and grip strength divided by body weight or body mass index to two major ...
Se-Woong Chun, Won Kim, Kyoung Hyo Choi
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Periodontal Disease and Grip Strength among Older Adults

Geriatrics, 2020
Objective: The aim of this research was to assess the association between periodontitis and grip strength among older American adults. Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 were used.
Vinish Aravindakshan, Faisal F. Hakeem, Wael Sabbah   +2 more
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Nutrition and handgrip strength of older adults in rural Malawi. [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the nutritional status and handgrip strength of older people in rural Malawi. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: : Lilongwe rural, Malawi, situated approximately 35-50 km from the city. SUBJECTS: Ninety
Ismail, SJ, Chilima, DM
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Lower grip strength and insufficient physical activity can increase depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older European adults: a longitudinal study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Objectives The present study aimed to identify the gender-specific trajectories of grip strength using group-based trajectories, explore the interaction between grip strength and physical activity on depression, and investigate the association of ...
Han Zheng, Qingwen He, Hongyan Xu, Xiaowei Zheng, Yanfang Gu   +4 more
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Norms for hand grip strength. [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1984
Norms for hand grip strength of healthy children are presented. Sex and age specific centiles for age 5 to 18 years have been determined using a portable strain gauge dynamometer with an accuracy of 0.5 N. The test group comprised 1417 healthy, urban school children from a middle class suburb of Brisbane.
Newman D.G., Pearn J., Barnes A., Young C.M., Kehoe M., Newman J.   +5 more
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Consideration of body mass index (BMI) in the association between hand grip strength and hypertension: Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA).

PLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the association between grip strength and hypertension in the Korean population aged 65 years or older.
Doukyoung Chon, Jaeyong Shin, Jae-Hyun Kim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Change in grip strength in trans people and its association with lean body mass and bone density

Endocrine Connections, 2019
Objective: Gender-affirming hormonal treatment (HT) in trans people changes physical appearance. Muscle mass and strength are important aspects of physical appearance, but few data exist on the effect of HT on grip strength and muscle mass.
Miranda Scharff, Chantal Maria Wiepjes, Maartje Klaver, Thomas Schreiner, Guy T’Sjoen, Martin den Heijer   +5 more
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Impact of Hand Grip and Sit-And-Reach Exercises in Children Aged 6-7 Years

Journal of Coaching and Sports Science, 2023
It has been suggested that grip strength can predict physical fitness in children and adults. The overall plan of this study will validate this conclusion.
Jiang Wen Ming, Ahmad Alhussin Alali, Nor Fazila Abd Malek, Nor Ikhmar Madarsa, Mohd Hafizuddin Baki, Nur Ikhwan Mohamad   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source